Title 14, Coast GuardRelease 119-102
§4102 Penalty
Title 14 › SUBTITLE III — COAST GUARD RESERVE AND AUXILIARY › CHAPTER 41 — GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR COAST GUARD RESERVE AND AUXILIARY › § 4102
Summary
Displaying Reserve or Auxiliary flags, insignia, or uniforms without permission can bring a fine of up to $500.
Full Legal Text
Title 14, §4102
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Whoever, without proper authority, flies from any building, aircraft, motorboat, yacht, or other vessel, any flag or pennant or displays any identifying insignia or wears any uniform or insignia of the Reserve or the Auxiliary shall be fined not more than $500.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 352 (Feb. 19, 1941, ch. 8, title III, § 302, 55 Stat. 13; Sept. 30, 1944, ch. 453, § 9, 58 Stat. 761). Said section has been divided. The last sentence is placed in this section. The first two sentences are placed in section 891 of this title. 81st Congress,
House Report No. 557
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 892 of this title as this section.
Reference
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Citation
14 U.S.C. § 4102
Title 14, Coast Guard
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102